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Famous People Named Francis
Take a look at famous people named Francis, such as Francis Bacon, St Francis Xavier, and Francis Ford Coppola.
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Francis Drake
Francis Drake
1540 - 1596
English admiral Sir Francis Drake circumnavigated the globe in 1577-1578, helped defeat the Spanish Armada and was the most renowned seaman of the Elizabethan era.
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Francis Scott Key
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Francis Scott Key
Lawyer, Poet / 1779 - 1843
Francis Scott Key was an attorney and poet who wrote the lyrics to "The Star-Spangled Banner," the U.S. national anthem.
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Francis Bacon
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Francis Bacon
Academic, Lawyer, Political Leader, Scientist, Academic Author / 1561 - 1626
Francis Bacon was an English Renaissance statesman and philosopher, best known for his promotion the scientific method.
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Pope Francis
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Pope Francis
Pope / 1936 -
Jorge Mario Bergoglio was elected the 266th pope of the Roman Catholic Church in March 2013, becoming Pope Francis. He is the first pope from the Americas.
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Saint Francis Xavier
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Saint Francis Xavier
Missionary / 1506 - 1552
Saint Francis Xavier was the greatest Roman Catholic missionary of modern times who was instrumental in the establishment of Christianity in many parts of Asia. -
Francis Crick
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- Famous Biologists
- Famous Physiologists
Francis Crick
Biologist, Physiologist / 1916 - 2004
Francis Crick is responsible for discovering, along with James Watson, the double-helix structure of the DNA strand.
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